Daily Republican., 1887-04-06
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There WAS q monster meeting at the
Academy OF Music, Philadelphia, on
Monday night to express sy mpsthy Tor
Ireland. Amongst the invited speakers
was Governor Biggs OF this S.ate. Ihe
Philadelphia Press yesterday IN 70,
ferring to the meeting had this 10 say
Of little Delaware and her Governor;
At the conclusion of Mr.. Smiths
gpeech Governor Beaver said: ''Lsdies
and gentlemen, down Ia the southeast
there Is q curious little break In the
Pennsy lvania line. q little circle Just In
the corner; it got there come way OK
other, do not know how; but there
our little sister Delaware has nestled
| up to US, and to night we put our arm
around her, not bounded by State lines,
and draw her close beside us in this ex
pressicn OF sympathy for o common |
interest and for people for whose Tree
dom our heats beat in unison. She is
here TO- night represented by her Cover
lnor, L have the pleasur Of introd ucing
Ito this audience Governor Biggs OF tho
State OF Delaware"
| Governor Bisgs received the usual
Iexuberant and kindly welcome. He
lspoke rs follows: "Ladies and gentle
men, as Q Representative OF Delaware,
stand before You tonight to say how
proud that State feels to have the great,
loving arm Of Penosylvania thrown
arou nd her. Applause She Ia fond
!, of Pennsy lvania. My distinguished
friend, the chairman, will well recoiiect
my meeting him and Colonel Black, his
competitor for the governorship last
. fall--and / thought that two happier
IL can didates for the same office / never
Isl W. On that occasion Governor Besver
lasked me: How are you getting along
elm Delaware in your electioneerinR?'
70 Why 1 replied, Il expect to carry
II every county in that great State. Nj er-
a nlriment Colonel Black smiled ns he
10 remal ksd to his associate: General, II
y will take us both to do that In Penn
,r sylvania.' II did take them both, but
one outran the other. and the other said:
's 'Amon, 1t is all riRhs.' [Rsnewed mer-
riment.
ri "Fellow citizens, the State OF Daia-
OF ware-a chicken OF the Old Blue Hen
o; raises her voice tonight in oppoAtion
~ to that most Infamous measure, tne
II Coerc cion bill. We love liberty. Amer
IL lean citizens ieye liberty. And this
IN above all others is the place ia which tt
vs. have grand liberty demonstration
10 such an that Of to night. Not far fron
vi where ] stand L.Dery was born. IL val
49, more than 100 years ago. Oar ances
tors, who shed their blood for inaep M
'as euce, have impaired their spirit to u
on and we intend to raise our voices q
as American citiz .ns, uf whatever m
ltion,lity, and to protest against IN
ny limit car feet uptn oppression, les
as come from what source |; may
~ Cheers.
te "Now. sire, am not going to detail
AN you. Encouraging cries and approDt
to- ton. did not oon,e here with the IL
= Il Iy yttNrx n
yer to say that tho moral effect of this ever
'o' ling will! be felt in England to morrow
II I tell you, airs, tLat that great and al
or, tinguished st.tesman, Glsdstoae-Gc
'er, grant that his life may be spared
the the Moses who will lead the iriaa L
.hi ton to freedom and independence, A
ny plause know they think they M
nen the power; l know they have the
ell aruv. But so did old Pharaoh thi;
the, that he pad Moses ani the children
.ian ~, Israel.
.au. lish Pharaoh had 10 host ostind nj
had and the Rcd Sea before him. Nov
ally he exclaimed, Il have them And
he mad, or at least he thought he ha
IN Laughter. Pharaoh ana his III
can came along and the Red sea was
OF front OF the children OF Israel y
MoseF, their ieauer- lucy "o'"
r!ty TIGHT place. Bnt. Mr. President, VT
waa Tie rssnIt? When he had hroup
lkes them down TO the Rea Sea. God 4
em. mighty, in His providence, opened t
sen, sea, weather boarded il up. ard the On
nent dren of Israel passed through 1T, Wa
long those Egyptians got iuto the middle
heir tina river God Almighty knocked
iprops out and they went under. L1
rday continued meirinent.
!, by NOW, believe that God will ansV
ican.. ..n,agar Now, .st rs pray for lrela
ners, tha: the Moses Of the Ieish people II
crat, lead them en- to victory. Let US ne
cease our opposition 10 the infaIn
dald, tvranny which threatens Erin until
country shall have home governu
a. 'cr and SELF. government ard until her
,. 'e breathss au air as free as ipaS WI
Nom american nation oreathes 'o'
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